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New 4-H year begins

Outdoor adventure

By Morgan County Extension Office

4-H is gearing up for another year of fun. The new 4-H year begins in October, and 4-H clubs in Morgan County will be reorganizing and enrolling members.

Youth, who have turned eight years old, but were not 19 years old by January 1, 2017 can join a 4-H club. 4-H participation is open to all youth. Youth between 5 – 7 years of age can also enroll in Cloverbuds 4-H, a non competitive, activity-based opportunity.

What makes 4-H unique? 4-H is a real-life experience. Members learn how to do tasks and make decisions similar to those in adult life. These are called life skills.

Using life skills, members learn how to manage their resources, work together in groups, develop critical thinking skills and communicate with others.

Families are an important part of the 4-H program. Parents, brothers, sisters and other members of the family can learn new skills and adopt new ideas by being a part of the 4-H program. 4-H is adaptable to each individual, each home and each community.

4-H clubs also get involved in service learning activities designed to improve their community. Through activities like cleaning up neighborhoods or assisting with local food pantries, 4-H members learn citizenship and leadership skills.

4-H is part of Colorado State University Extension. For more information about 4-H in Morgan County, call 542-3545.

Aulden Covelli had 4-H projects in outdoor adventure, ceramics, catch-it pig, robotics, shooting sports and breeding rabbits. He is giving his demonstration in outdoor adventure. A member of the Weldon Valley 4-H Club, Covelli also helped his 4-H club with several community service projects.

Dog projects My name is Gillian Steffen. I am 12 years old and this was my 5th year in the dog project.

My brother Owen is 8 and this is his 1st year in the dog project. In the 4-H dog project, kids compete in showmanship, rally and in obedience. We both competed at the county fair and at Colorado State Fair. It was a lot of fun and there are kids from all over the state there with their dogs. I have learned a lot about training my dog since I started the dog project. This year I competed in Advanced Showmanship, Rally Advanced Excellent and Open Obedience. At State Fair, I was third in Advanced Showmanship. I was Champion in Rally Advanced Excellent and Grand Champion in Advanced Obedience division. I was also Reserve Grand Champion High in Trial Obedience. I recommend this project to any kids who want to have fun with their dogs and train them.

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National 4-H’s commitment to STEM

did not stop with agriculture-focused projects. In CSU Extension Office 2016 there are sciences and engineering projects that help youth learn about H has focused on science, technology, robotics, electronics, app development and filmmakengineering and ing. We are just beginning math throughout its 110 year history. Starting with to expand the field of “4-H make”. 4-H Maker is somecorn clubs, 4-H members one who makes stuff: grew corn (irrigated or dryland) on an acre of land apparel, robots, crafts, and proceeded to have bet- food, furniture, art or electronic gadgets. Really ter returns of production hasn’t 4-H been doing that than did their parent(s) comparatively. This is how for more than 100 years?

But soon we will see its 4-H began in Morgan expansion.

County and in many areas across the nation. 4-H An alarming report in expanded, showing youth 2006, “Rising Above the better ways to can fruits Gathering Storm” warned, and vegetables, raise gar“danger exists that Ameridens and livestock and many of those projects con- cans may not know enough about science, technology, tinue today. But research

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or mathematics to significantly contribute to or fully benefit from, the knowledge-based society that is already taking shape around us”.

4-H’s response to this report was to build on its successful history of hands-on science education and in 2007 4-H responded by starting a national initiative to “Engage one million new youth by 2013 in an out of school time (OST) STEM program so that they are prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century”. The campaign was launched, “One Million New Scientists, One Million New Ideas”. The result has been 1.33 million new youth engaged in 4-H

Science ready programs.

Other activities arising from this effort have been nine National 4-H Science Experiments –beginning in 2008, with one national science experiment (Maps n Apps) designed by Colorado extension staff. This

year’s science experiment is called Drone Discovery.

4-H also developed the 4-H Science Checklist to serve as a guide for highquality “Science Ready” programs, specifically Science Ready 4-H experiences. It is based on National Science Education Standards, focused on developing science-related skills and abilities in youth, using positive youth development and appropriate content, experiential approach to learning, fostering creativity and curiosity among participants and addressing outcomes on the 4-H Science logic model.

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Cowpokes n Cactus 4-H Club and leader Bruce Bass celebrate 50 years C

owpokes n Cactus 4-H Club and 4-H Leader, Bruce Bass Celebrate 50 Years Few 4-H clubs in Morgan County have been a 4-H Club for 50 years. We want to celebrate with Cowpokes n Cactus 4-H Club as they are 50 years old, starting in 1966. However, it is very unusual that the 4-H leader, who started the club 50 years ago, is still involved in the leadership of the 4-H Club. We want to celebrate with Cowpokes n Cactus and Bruce Bass, their 50 year history, both the 4-H Club, and Bruce’s tenure as a 4-H leader with the club. We’ve included some of the memories from past 4-H members, current 4-H members and other leaders helping in the 4-H Club.

Bruce B. Bass is a person who exemplifies what it means to be community service leader through a lifetime of passionately serving Morgan County and the Brush community in a number of capacities – as county commissioner, local business owner and rancher. I don’t know anyone who has been more willing to open their home for a community gathering or celebration than Bruce and Margaret Bass. However, serving as a 4-H leader is one of Bruce’s life passions.

As an 18 year old, Bruce started the Cowpokes N Cactus 4-H Club, which is now a permanent fixture in the 4-H program for gener-

4-H leader Bruce Bass helps out one of his club members

ations of youth that grew up south of Brush and surrounding areas. It’s quite remarkable to me that an 18 year old was that interested in taking a leadership role for developing young people.

For me, as well as many young people before and after me, Bruce was the person that helped 4-Hers with livestock selection, feeding, grooming, training, breeding, exercise and whatever else a young person needed to learn to bring the best lamb, pig, goat, steer, breeding ewe, heifer or whatever to county fair. Bruce helped me get started with my first six ewes, which over the course of my 4-H experience grew to forty ewes. If

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I posed a feeding question, Bruce would get out the feeds and feeding book from his days at NJC and make sure that the animal was getting the right nutrition. I learned so many life lessons through my sheep project: responsibility, financial management, problem solving, decision making, entrepreneurship, record keeping, animal health, nutrition and wellness, cleanliness and many more. He always encouraged me to work harder and strive to do better.

One of my favorite memories of the Cowpokes N Cactus 4-H Club was the annual club tour. It was a time to showcase all of the great accomplishments that the 4-Hers had made

through their hard work that year. My favorite part of the club tour, however, was the club picnic at the end. It was held at our house on the big lawn. It was a great time playing games and eating food that 4-H members and parents had made. Bruce always led the way in getting the event organized. Bruce just made those great community events come together.

One of the cornerstones of the 4-H program is connecting youth with caring adults. Bruce always shared his personal experiences and gave 4-Hers in our club opportunities to explore, make mistakes and learn. I am so thankful that Bruce was my 4-H leader and helped me to

develop citizenship, leadership and life skills.

- Claire Dixon We have always appreciated Bruce’s willingness to take on the horse projects as a 4-H leader, even though they were out of his comfort zone. We recalled the elaborate floats his mother would design for the July 4th parade; wish we had pictures of them.

Thanks Bruce for all the family’s you have helped learn the valuable experience of 4-H. - Mae Ruggles, Jaylene Evans, and Andrea Strand I have great memories of my 4-H years and met a lot of good people in Morgan County. It felt like family.

Thank you for the memo-

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ries. - Dave Strand My memory of the 4-H club was it was time spent with my dad and family. I enjoyed and remember the drive to and from 4-H meetings and spending that time with my dad.

– Beth Hocheder My memories of Bruce are when I was a Cloverbud and we did all the neat projects. The grass head project and dying eggs and learning about the chickens. Then we always had to go share with the older members what we had learned.

– Carter Mortensen Bruce is known as many things around the community a leader, a business owner, a realtor, a rancher, and most importantly to me grandpa. My grandpa

truly inspires me every day with not only his dedication to the club, but his dedication to the community as well. He has pushed me to become a stronger and more independent person with his inspiring words and guidance throughout my years. Grandpa has taught me so many skills from being able to judge livestock, show livestock, and make the best of every life situation. I have watched my grandpa invest all of his time in our community and help many members through the duration of their 4-H years.

My favorite memories through 4-H are the ones spent with my grandpa. I remember going with him every year to steer and goat sales and watching

town and being recognized as Bruce Bass’s granddaughter. Thank you Papa for starting the club that would help and give me every amazing chance life has to give and for helping and supporting me to strive and achieve all of the goals that I set for myself.

You truly are my hero.

- Lindsey Endsley Bruce Bass is not only an outstanding leader, he is a role model, and most of all Bruce Bass my grandpa. My journey with 4-H started as a Clohim give advice to other verbud when I was 5. Papa members or complete was the Cloverbud leader strangers’ advice on how to at that time. We did projpick the best livestock. ects while the older kids Another one of my favorite had their meeting. Some of memories is going to my favorite projects were shows with my grandpa. dying eggs while learning There is no greater feeling about chicken and eggs, grass heads and the potato than being seen round

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buckets. After each project we would have to go out and show off what we done that night in Cloverbuds and tell the older member what we learned. My love for 4-H and livestock is because of my grandpa. He always makes time to take me to the sales to find just the right animal for my projects. He then spends countless hours helping with my feeding program, exercise program and grooming of each animal to ensure the best possible results at County and State fair. Yes there are days when I’m not motivate in doing my projects but papa always seems to be there to push me a little harder and to encourage me to keep going. There are not

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Learning through 4-H

By Wade Hofmeister

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ut of the ten years that I have been involved in 4-H, one of the projects, I have participated in is dair y cattle production. Actually, the first year that I really wanted to get into it, my family scoured the countr yside to find me a great show heifer. I didn’t care what kind; I just wanted a dair y heifer.

Unfortunately, there were absolutely no heifers that we could even think of buying; it was a great year for dair y! Eventually, we bought a dair y bull calf that I named Chappy. Chappy was a great starter calf, but he had a most unusual trait—once in a while, if you pulled on the halter to lead him, he would roll his eyes and pass out. He would then flop on the ground, shake his head and then regain his feet and continue as if nothing had bothered him. Now THAT was an auspicious start to dair y showmanship! I became use to leading him without tugging on the halter, but excitement and new activities would initiate his behaviors. As time went on, we got used to it, and we would say-“uh oh there he goes!!” and Chappy would go through his procedure and then carr y on. I thought I was pretty adept at leading him as a ten year old, but then we went to the Morgan County Fair. Chappy was fine at the tie rail, fine at the wash rack but then came the show. Poor Show Superintendent!! As Chappy got right in front of the Super-

intendent, there he went, right in the only great fresh green pile in the show ring. She told me later that she thought she had killed him and almost had a heart attack. Well, I went on to win the class because we were the only bull calf at the fair, but it was an exciting start to dair y production.

Front Range Dairies, and placing live cattle with reasons for several hours, in July all of the kids who participate have to attend a state contest in which we judge several classes of cattle and then give oral reasons as to our placings. It is a tough, tiring day but an accumulation of all of the knowledge we gained throughout the summer. The state judges Now, these years later I am are tough and extremely knowlhappy that I persevered with dair y cattle. They have given me edgeable about dair y judging some of the most fun activities in and we usually have a couple of my 4-H career and have also giv- dozen kids who compete. We are en me wonderful leadership scored by the state judges and opportunities. This year I have then placed accordingly. Only ten registered Brown Swiss the top 4 kids receive the honor Cows, a bull (no he doesn’t of representing Colorado 4-H. faint), and I am returning to rep- Then the really hard work begins resent Colorado 4-H at the World because we travel to Greeley Dair y Expo in Madison, WI as once a week at night for reasons one of the four members of the intense practice and meet on the dair y evaluation team. As a show- weekends for live cattle judging man, I also was able to be award- to get ready for the national coned Premier Exhibitor twice at the tests. There are only three major Colorado State Fair and at the national contests that state 4-H Rocky Mountain Brown Swiss teams can qualify for. I am ver y Show, and best of all, my Swiss lucky that I have been able to be received Supreme Champion a member of each of the last Dair y Senior Female, and three teams and I have traveled Supreme Champion Junior Dair y to Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Female at the Colorado State will end my career in 4-H judging Fair. My family milks my cows at the World Expo Contest in using a portable milking machine and we have made some Wisconsin in October. awesome family memories. For It is exhausting, fun and ver y four years I have participated in intense! Giving memorized oral dair y evaluation along the Front reasons and being able to place Range. I work with my coaches, live cattle as they are walking Keith Maxey and Deb Carpio around and usually not tied up is learning how to place classes of crazy sometimes. All reasons at dair y cattle and give oral reathis level are memorized, so it is sons. crucial to remember not only the classes of cattle, but also the indiIn the dair y evaluation program, after traveling weekly to viduals in each class so you can

effectively convince the judges that your placings and reasons are without question, and then go right into speaking about the next class, without notes of any kind. It is a special kind of public speaking skill and I am lucky to be able to practice it. It has helped me in school classes, FFA, public speaking and ser ving as part of officer teams.

Without dair y judging practice, I would not have the confidence and memorization skills, and team building skills to participate and step out of my comfort zone to participate in many of the things I do.

However, I could not be able to participate without the support of my family who travels back and forth with me, and spends hours weekly waiting for me to finish practices, area merchants like Murdoch’s who supplies us with our dair y judging official jackets, Unique Embroider y who completes our jackets, and our Morgan County Leader’s Advisor y Committee who helps pay my way to the contests along with several large corporations here in Colorado, and a lot of support from friends and 4-H. I have been the only Morgan County 4-H member who has participated in dair y Judging for many years, I strongly suggest that if you want a challenge, some excitement, are willing to learn about dair y cattle and share that with others plus gain and have confidence in your decision making skills, I suggest that you tr y dair y evaluation. It is a great way to spend your summer and fall months!

Now, these years later I am happy that I persevered with dairy cattle. They have given me some of the most fun activities in my 4-H career and have also given me wonderful leadership opportunities. This year I have ten registered Brown Swiss Cows, a bull (no he doesn’t faint), and I am returning to represent Colorado 4-H at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI as one of the four members of the dairy evaluation team.

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Raising chickens

Madison Bennett felt that her chickens grew well. Bennett enjoyed feeding her chickens and watching them grow. She really enjoyed her 4-H club’s community service project which was helping with Brush’s clean-up. Bennett also had a market lamb and a market goat project.

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Carcass contest

By Marlin Eisenach

Extension Livestock Agent

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he end of the livestock portion of the Morgan County Fair was marked by the lamb, goat, and swine ultrasound contests along with the beef carcass contest. This year was the twelfth year for the goat carcass contest, seventeenth year for the lamb and swine contests and the fifteenth year for the beef contest. These events were made possible with the cooperation of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) meat graders, Cargill Meat Solutions, the Morgan County Fair Board, the Morgan County Extension Office, and Colorado State University Animal Sciences.

Champion swine ultrasound winner was Caden Callaway and Reser ve Champion to Laura Walker. Callaway received a belt buckle sponsored by Bank of Colorado-Cameron Armagost, and a jacket sponsored by Keith & Amy Walker and Wayne & Kasandra Stocker. Walker received a belt buckle from Alan and Jody Meyer and a jacket from Your Choice Meats, Ty Maag and Ernie Maag. Teague Family Farms will present the top 10 individual’s carcasses with jackets.

Alec & Christie Creighton, KSIR Radio. Kalous, also received a jacket sponsored by Cargill Meat Solutions – Mike Lawrence and a belt buckle sponsored by Ted Wright.

Third place carcass was exhibited by Erik Lebsock. He received $100 and a jacket from Tim and Becky Gibbs. Lebsock also received a coat from Cargill Meat Solutions – Mike Lawrence. The fourth place carcass went to Kristen Griffith who received $75 from the Farmers State Bank in Brush and Akron – The Champion goat carcass Kirk Lowr y. The fifth place was went to Quinton Draegert and awarded to Cole Curtis who was Reser ve Champion honors going presented $50 from Standard to Delaney Draegert. Quinton Motor Supply- Larr y Anderson. received a belt buckle from The Champion Catch-It Calf Jason and Linda Frasco and a jacket from Brad and Cyndi Hof- carcass was owned by Michael meister. Delaney received a belt Nichols. He received a jacket and $100 sponsored from Your buckle from the Derek & Rene Tim Gibbs, USDA Meat GradVeeman and a jacket from Doug Choice Meats – Ty Maag and er, presented an informative pro- and Lesley Linton. Colorado Ernie Maag. gram on beef grading for 200 Livestock Association sponsored There were 32 carcasses qualiyouth, parents, leaders and spon- cash money to the individuals fying for a Branded Beef Prosors that were in attendance. with the top 10 goat carcasses. gram. Carcasses that made the Marlin Eisenach, Extension LivePrime Grade were exhibited by The Champion beef carcass stock Agent, visited with the was exhibited by Olvia Odle. She Olvia Odle and Kelsey Kalous, group on evaluating lamb, goat they received T shirts sponsored received two $250 cash awards and swine carcasses. sponsored by Superior Livestock by Tim and Becky Gibbs. In the Champion lamb ultrasound -Tom & Amber Odle and Pinneo Certified Angus Division; Olvia winner was Jordan Kendrick and Feedlots- Craig Gordon. Odle Odle, Kelsey Kalous, Kristen Reser ve Champion was Cael Griffith, Cole Curtis, Kristin was also awarded a belt buckle Langford. Kendrick received a from Stagecoach Meats, a jacket Dahl, Braden Mortensen, Blane belt buckle from Bruce Bass & sponsored by Brush Livestock of Endsley, Britney Filter, Percy Family and a jacket from Levi Colorado- Larr y Blake and a coat Odle, Austin Curtis, Justin Veeand Molly Arndt. Langford , sponsored by Cargill Meat Solu- man, Carolina Boelter, Nathanel received a belt buckle from Lisa tions – Mike Lawrence, Cooler Dahl, Trevor Gerken and Br yce Megel and a jacket from Dale Kendrick, These individuals Superintendent. and Val Loose. Bonnie Brown, received caps from the Certified The Reser ve Champion beef Executive Director of the ColoraAngus Beef Program- Paul Dykcarcass was owned by Kelsey do Wool Growers, sponsored stra. awards for the top lamb carcass- Kalous. She received a $250 cash In the Sterling Silver Division; award and a jacket sponsored by es.

Erik Lebsock, Madison Sneddon, Cody Gerken, Max Curtis, Amanda Carmin, Jordan Kendrick, Caden Callaway, Reid Ernst, Makenna Sneddon and Kaylie Ivie. Cargill Meat Solutions- Mike Lawrence presented caps to these award winners.

In the Angus Pride Division; Drew Gerken, Kelly Griffith, Charlee Teague, Sydney Odle and Rhett Curtis. Caps were presented to these participants by Mike Lawrence representing Cargill Meat Solutions.

The youth with the top ten beef carcasses were presented hoodies by The Morgan County Cattlemen’s Association represented by Matt Kalous.

The Herdsman winners were announced from the 2016 Morgan County Fair and they received $25 cash awards sponsored by TGS Welding, Tom Sears and Family. Rabbit; Destiny McMinn, Poultr y; Sateen Keller, Goat; Piper Scott, Swine; Amber Wolever, Sheep; Carter Mortensen, Beef; Madison Sneddon, Dair y; Courtney Griffith, and Horse; Kirsten Wood. The Golden Clover 4-H Club was recognized as the outstanding Herdsman Club and received a cash award from Simplot Solutions.

Special thanks to Cargill Meat Solutions for allowing us to have the Beef Carcass Contest. Assisting with the contest was USDA Meat Grader Tim Gibbs along with Mike Lawrence, Cargill Meat Solutions Cooler Superintendant. Also, Gibbs for acquiring awards for the carcass contest.

Tim Gibbs, USDA Meat Grader, presented an informative program on beef grading for 200 youth, parents, leaders and sponsors that were in attendance. Marlin Eisenach, Extension Livestock Agent, visited with the group on evaluating lamb, goat and swine carcasses.

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Model rocketry

In his 5th year in 4-H, Johnathan Eggleston has taken the model rocketry project for four years. He is making sure that the fins are aligned in his model rocket. If the fins on a rocket are not straight or aligned properly your rocket will not fly correctly or possibly at all.

Eggleston held each fin in place until the glue cured and braced the wing. It took two days to get the fins on properly. Eggleston enjoyed the challenge of building a Level 4 rocket.

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Quilting

State conferences provide opportunities for 4-H members

By Aimee Kanode

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Weldon Valley 4-H member, Hope Baessler is cutting the fabric for her quilting project. The quilt pattern that Baessler used is called 5 Star Americana Quilt.

She loves patriotic things and her quilt has beautiful eight pointed stars in the corners and one huge one in the middle. She learned how to make a star out of squares and rectangles, the importance of pinning your fabric before sewing and how to use a rotary cutter.

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aves of Change, Oceans of Opportunities was the theme at the 2016 State 4-H Conference held at Colorado State University, June 21-23. State 4-H Conference is one of the many leadership opportunities that 4-H members are able to attend and this year 12 members from across Morgan County participated in the event. During the conference attendees listened to keynote speakers, attended workshops, competed in contests, participated in officer elections and enjoyed a County Fun Night which was spent barbecuing with other counties from the northeastern corner of the state.

Members from Morgan County participated in multiple contests including Consumer Choices, Parliamentary Procedure and Livestock Judging. Other contest areas at State Conference include Impromptu and Prepared Speaking, Horse Judging, Consumer Bowl and more.

These contests provide members the opportunity to learn about a subject area and then test their knowledge against other members from across the state. At the 2016 State Conference the Morgan County Livestock Judging team placed 6th, Consumer Choices won High Team Overall and the Parliamentar y Procedure team placed third.

During the opening session keynote speaker Kent Julian talked to the members on how events in their lives combined with their response equals the outcome that they will see, reminding members that a positive mindset can have a huge impact on their life. Kent also presented a workshop that was attended by all of the

Conference attendees also had the opportunity to connect with members from other counties and socialize with them during conference dances, water games and at meals.

Morgan County members who weren’t in a contest at that time. State Officers from New Mexico joined Colorado at the State Conference and put on a workshop that was attended by the members and ended in a dance contest which helped teach the members to have fun and to not be afraid to step out of their comfort zone.

Conference attendees also had the opportunity to connect with members from other counties and socialize with them during conference dances, water games and at meals.

State 4-H Conference is one of the many opportunities that is available to members who are involved in Morgan County 4-H. Colorado Leadership Conference, Youthfest, and Leadership Development Conference are other state wide conferences that Morgan County 4-H members have the opportunity to attend and enable them to develop their leadership skills, network with other members and most of all have fun. The conferences are all held at different times throughout the year, so be on the lookout for upcoming events that you can take part in.

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Youth consumer education

decisions will be made without understanding of qualities or desirable standards. Consumer Choices very day youth are teaches youth how to make making choices, decisions based on inforincluding but not mation that they have limited to what to eat, wear, or even buy. Decision-mak- learned or studied, on facts, and prepares them ing skills and abilities largely impact these choic- with the ability to defend their decisions. In today’s es that are made all age, youth are confronted through life. Why is this with decisions at home, in important? In order to school, with friends, and make the best decisions, best judgement needs to be while engaging in social used every time an individ- media or e-commerce, so it is especially important to ual makes a choice. Judging a product or a situation receive consumer education. requires the individual to This year, five 4-H memmake comparisons, requirbers from Morgan County ing them to have the ability attended the Colorado to explain their decision.

State 4-H Conference- ConWithout practice, best judging practices and skills sumer Choices competition held on the Colorado State are not gained; therefore

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University campus in Fort Collins. The Consumer Choices contest was preceded by weekly practices and engaging scenarios for youth to work through individually and as a team, learning about various decision-making skills and the art of judging. The Consumer Choices competition requires youth to compare prices, test for quality, and make decisions based on facts and research in six various areas within today’s commerce environment.

More importantly, this contest pushes the individuals to work on improving money management, purchasing, and decision-making skills. The 2016 team consisted of Destiny McMinn, Burgandy Lar-

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rick, Makenna Carlock, Mikayla Klimper, and Cora Rhode; coached by Family and Consumer Science Extension Agent Jennifer Cooney. Morgan County 4-H youth proudly placed in multiple sections of the competition: High Individual reasons, second place, Mikayla Klimper; third place, Cora Rhode; fourth place Makenna Carlock; and fifth place Destiny McMinn; High Individual placings, first, Burgandy Larrick; third, Cora Rhode; fourth, Makenna Carlock; High Overall Individual, first Cora Rhode; second Mikayla Klimper; and third, Makenna Carlock.

The team won second in the Group Process competition. Overall, the Morgan

County team took home Team High Overall Champion, granting them the opportunity to compete at National Western Roundup in January.

Congratulations to the Morgan County Consumer Choices team for their participation and placings at the 2016 4-H State Conference.

All Morgan County 4-H youth have the ability to participate, and there are team openings for 2017.

Through proper decisionmaking skills, these youth learned to make observations, determine their own decisions, articulate their opinions and beliefs, respect other’s decisions and opinions, compare and contrast, and sharpen their judgement.

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County well represented at state fair

all English 11-13 Level 2, 8th Overall Gymkhana 1113, 2nd Western Showmanship, Western Trail, organ County Flag Race and 3rd English 4-H members Written Test, English received numerShowmanship, 4th Westous awards in the Liveern Written Test, English stock, Horse, Poultry and Equitation, 5th Western Rabbit Divisions at the Horsemanship, English 2016 Colorado State Fair.

Riding Control, 6th EngIn the Market Goat Divilish Show Hack, 7th Reinsion the following were ing, Barrels and 8th Westexhibitors: Charlee ern Riding.

Teague of Fort Morgan, Fay Klenda was 9th Amelia Vickers of WigOverall Ranch Horse 11gins and Cael Langford of 13 Level 2, 3rd Individual Fort Morgan. Charlee Cow Work, 7th Ranch exhibited a 3rd place goat Horsemanship, Western and Amelia showed a 10th Trail and 9th Reining.

4-H Horse Show participants. place goat.

Kirstin Dahl was l4th In the Market Lamb Overall Western 11-13 8th and 10th place hog.

State Livestock Judging Winter Heifer Calf, 2nd Division the participants Level 2, 2nd Western Ridplace Summer Yearling Members were introIn the Market Beef the were Charlee Teague of ing, 3rd Western ShowHeifer and 3rd place Two duced. To be eligible for Fort Morgan, Bryce Ken- exhibitors were Madison manship, Western Trail, Year Old Cow. this award you must place Sneddon of Weldona, Taydrick and Jordan Kend6th Reining and 10th in the top 10% of the conler Lopez of Fort Morgan, In the 4-H Horse Show rick of Brush, Cael LangWestern Horsemanship test with a minimum of Charlee Teague of Fort the participants were ford and Kealy Langford Sateen Keller was three contests.

This year Morgan and Jared Wacker Kirsten Wood of Weldona, of Fort Morgan, and Reserve Champion Overof Brush. Madison exhib- there were 9 contests held Jordan Uhrig of Brush, Wyatt Halley of Brush. all English 8-10 Level 2, with 590 participants. ited the 1st place and Fay Klenda of Fort MorCharlee exhibited a 3rd Overall Gymkhana Nine 4-H Judging MemChampion Market Heifer. gan, Kirsten Dahl of Fort fourth place lamb. Jordan Morgan and Sateen Keller 8-10, 8th Overall Western showed a 5th and two 8th Tayler placed 6th with his bers made the All-State 8-10 Level 2, 1st GymkhaSenior Judging Team.

Jorsteer. Charlee showed an of Fort Morgan. placed lambs. Cael was na Test, 2nd English Test, dan Kendrick from Mor8th place steer and Jared Kirsten Wood was 5th in Intermediate Lamb 3rd English Showmangan County made the placed 9th with his steer.

Reserve Champion High Showmanship. Kealy ship, English Equitation, team and was presented At the Colorado State Point Level 2 Ranch exhibited a 6th, 8th and English Riding Control, with a belt buckle.

CourtFair Junior Livestock Sale Horse, Champion Overall 10th place lamb. Bryce Western Trail, Barrels, ney Griffith missed the only the top placing aniRanch Horse 14-15 Level had a 6th and 8th place.

Flag Race, 4th English All-State Team by one 2, Champion Overall WestWyatt showed a 6th place mals (38 lambs, 38 hogs, Show Hack, 5th Western point.

38 beef and 25 goats) are ern 14-15 Level 2, 6th lamb.

In the Junior Breeding eligible for sale. At the Overall Gymkhana 14-15, Showmanship, 6th WestThe exhibitors in the ern Written Test and 7th Beef Show the partici2016 Colorado State Fair 9th Overall English, 1st Market Swine Division Western Horsemanship. pants were Charlee there were approximately Individual Cow Work, were Zach Griffith and In the Market Poultry Teague of Fort Morgan 450 Market Swine, 460 Reining, Pole Bending, Courtney Griffith of Skylar Gregersen of Wigand Makenna Sneddon of Market Lambs, 160 Mar2nd Ranch Trail, Western Brush, Wyatt Halley of gins exhibited the ChamWeldona.

Charlee exhibitket Goats, and 90 Market Showmanship, Western Brush, Charlee Teague of ed the 1st place Senior Beef entered. Skylar Trail, Western Riding, 3rd pion Fryer.

Fort Morgan and Gabe Pen and The Reserve Shorthorn Heifer and the Cutting, Ranch HorsemanVickers and Peyton Vick- Gregersen, sold her Champion Pen of Market Champion Shorthorn Reserve Grand Champion ship, 5th Barrels, 6th ers of Fort Morgan.

Chickens.

Heifer. Makenna showed Pen of Meat Chickens.

Ranch Written Test, EngZach exhibited a third the first place Crossbred Those that made sale, in lish Show Hack, 8th EngIn the Junior Rabbit place hog. Courtney was Yearling Heifer, Reserve the Market Beef Division lish Equitation and 9th Show Wyatt Halley exhib6th place in Senior ShowChampion Crossbred were Madison Sneddon, English Riding Control ited the 1st place pen of manship and a 8th and Heifer and Champion and Market Goats was and Western Written Test. other Purebred Meat Rab10th place market hog.

Junior Showmanship.

Charlee Teague. bits and in the Breeding Jordan Uhrig was Wyatt was 4th in IntermeIn the Junior Dairy Cat- Reserve Champion Over- Show he had four firsts, Prior to the selection of diate Showmanship. 5th the Grand Champion Mar- tle Show Wade Hofmeister all Western 11-13 Level 2, three seconds, one third and 6th place market exhibited the 2nd place Reserve Champion Over- and one fourth. hogs. Charlee exhibited a ket Swine, the 2016 all

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Which learning style does your child have?

By Morgan County Extension Office

ly with your child, it is important to understand your own learning style.

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Have you ever been frustrated when helping your child with homework, wondering why they can’t understand a concept after you’ve explained it several times?

If you understand your child’s learning style, it may help you change to a more effective approach in helping them. It can also help if a child has a particular problem with a subject in school or a particular class. For example, if a class is using a lecture as a primar y deliver y mode; students who learn best visually or kinesthetically might struggle with this method.

earning is reflected in the way we respond to stimuli from our environment.

Learning style is the way we process that information. Most people show a preference for one of the following three basic learning styles: visual, auditor y or kinesthetic.

There is no best or worst learning style. Most children have a primar y learning style.

Parents also show a preference for one of these learning styles. It is not unusual for parents to prefer a different style of learning than their child.

In order to work effective-

If you understand your child’s learning style, it may help you change to a more effective approach in helping them.

Many people have an intuitive sense of their primar y learning style. If you need a little help deciding, tr y this activity with both yourself and your child. What comes to mind when you hear the word “dog”? Those who visualize a picture of a dog or see the letters are probably visual learners.

Those who hear a bark are probably auditor y learners and those who imagine the feel of the fur of a dog are probably kinesthetic learners.

Visual learners learn by watching. They recall images when tr ying to remember and memorize things by how they look.

To help the visual learner learn, tr y using devices such as graphs, charts, and pictures. Encourage visualization of stories and other information.

Use color when writing to highlight important information.

Kinesthetic learners learn through movement and manipulation. They are highly active and

might not be able to sit still for long periods of time. For these learners, use hands-on activities to reinforce ideas. Let the student stand or move while working and take frequent study breaks.

Auditor y learners learn by listening. They tend to remember facts when they are presented in the form of a poem, song or melody. They can sometimes have trouble reading because they might not visualize well. To help auditor y learners, read text aloud. Create mnemonics to help memorization. Encourage the student to think aloud and have discussions about the information.

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Youth explore drones in world’s largest youth-led design challenge

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rones are revolutionizing the way we work and play, whether you are a filmmaker looking for the perfect aerial shot, a rescue worker mapping damage from natural disaster or a farmer determining how to increase crop yield. As drones play an increasingly important role in the world around us, 4-H National Youth Science Day (4-H NYSD) 2016 introduces youth to the burgeoning field of drones in a handson, interactive design challenge.

4-H NYSD is the world’s largest youth-led engineering design challenge, drawing nearly 100,000 participants in 2015. This year’s challenge, called Drone Discovery, will teach youth a wide variety of topics related to unmanned flight including flight dynamics, aircraft types, safety and regulations, remote sensing and flight control.

Designed by Cornell University Cooperative Extension, the hands-on, three part engineering design challenge will allow youth to experiment with fixed and rotary wing designs, explore the concept of remote sensing and dive

into the world of coding for real-world drone applications.

Youth will conduct the experiment at hundreds of local events taking place in all 50 states, and in countries around the world.

National 4 H Council will host the flagship national event, with hundreds of youth participating in the challenge on October 5 in Washington, D.C. The national sponsors of 2016 4-H NYSD are HughesNet®, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Cellular.

“What’s so exciting about 4-H NYSD is that it’s a hands-on, interactive learning experience that uses cutting-edge topics from the real world to get youth excited about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM),” said Jennifer Sirangelo, president and CEO, National 4-H

Council. “For many kids, this experiential approach to learning ignites an interest in STEM topics that can quickly grow into a passion.

Facilitating this progression—from interest to sustained passion—is what 4-H STEM is all about.”

Every year, youth complete more than five million 4-H STEM projects in robotics, agricultural science, rocketry, wind power, environmental science and alternative energy. A recent longitudinal study conducted by Tufts University, The Positive Development of Youth: Comprehensive Findings from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development, revealed 4 H programming does indeed get young people more connected to science. According to the study, 4-Hers are two times more likely to participate in science, engi-

4-H NYSD is the world’s largest youth-led engineering design challenge, drawing nearly 100,000 participants in 2015. This year’s challenge, called Drone Discovery, will teach youth a wide variety of topics related to unmanned flight including flight dynamics, aircraft types, safety and regulations, remote sensing and flight control. neering and computer technology programs during out-of-school time (Grades 10-12) and 4-H girls are two times more likely (Grade 10) and nearly three times more likely (Grade 12) to take part in science programs compared to girls in other out-of-school time activities.

About 4-H 4-H, the nation’s largest youth development organization, grows confident young people who are empowered for life today and prepared for career tomorrow. 4-H programs empower nearly six million young people across the U.S. through experiences that develop critical life skills. 4-H is the youth

development program of our nation’s Cooperative Extension System and USDA, and serves every county and parish in the U.S. through a network of 110 public universities and more than 3000 local Extension offices. Globally, 4-H collaborates with independent programs to empower one million youth in 50 countries. The researchbacked 4-H experience grows young people who are four times more likely to contribute to their communities; two times more likely to make healthier choices; two times more likely to be civically active; and two times more likely to participate in STEM programs.

the club. He has helped many members make project choices, gave those in livestock project advice on how to pick their livestock projects, help with feeding and health questions and helped with the grooming

and preparation to get projects ready for fair throughout the years. And if he did not know the answer to a question he researched it to help figure it out. Dad always made 4-H a fun

COWPOKES from page 7 too many morning when I’m out grooming my steer for the day the papa is not out there just for moral support. He has taught me lot about livestock and I share with him the love of 4-H and livestock projects.

Thank you papa for your 50 years of service and always being there to help me with my projects. I couldn’t do it without you.

- Blane Endsley Congratulations to Bruce Bass and the Cowpokes ‘N’

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Cactus 4-H club as we celebrate 50 years! Dad started the Cowpokes ‘N’ Cactus 4-H club in 1966. And I can tell you dad has the same passion for the 4-H program today as he did 50 years ago when he started

See COWPOKES, pg. 17

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COWPOKES from page 16

learning experience and he made sure we were taught the responsibilities that went along with being in 4-H. Being in 4-H there are a lot of good memories and a few bad ones but every memory we have learned something from. I have been actively involved in the 4-H program and with Cowpokes and Cactus since 1981. A member myself from 1981 until 1991 and then joining dad as an organizational leader in 1992. His dedication to the 4-H program is what keeps me going as a 4-H leader today. Along with being a leader he has been an active member of the 4-H foundation board, sat on CSU advisory committee and was named outstanding 4-H volunteer at the state level in 2002. In his 50 years he has lead the 4-H club in making elaborate floats for the 4th of July, has had a softball team that done pretty well as I recall, went on numerous trips to the National Western Stock Show and Washington County fair.

He planned many project tours and hosted picnics at his home, he has helped with club banquets and even took the 4-H club in the winter up to sled at one of the big hills in his pasture. 4-H for the Bass family has always been about learning responsibilities but also about spending time as a family. And everyone who has been in Cowpokes ‘N’ Cactus 4-H club has been considered family. I am proud to say I’m part of the Cowpokes ‘N’ Cactus family and hope the club continues with the same passion and dedication it has for the past 50 years. Thank you Bruce Bass for a great 50 years and congratulations Cowpokes ‘N’ Cactus members past and present for making the first 50 years memorable. And I would like to challenge the present and future members of Cowpokes ‘N’ Cactus to make the next 50 years as memorable.

- Thank You, Mary Endsley

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The 2016 Run/Walk 4-the-H, 5K will take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 15, 2016. This family event will start and Better health is central to an individual’s over well- end at the Memorial Park being, but also their happi- in Brush, CO, right next to ness. As a 4-H member, we the fairground were 4-H youth cap off their year by pledge our “health to better living for my Club, my showcasing their projects and hard work at the MorCommunity, my Country, gan County Fair. Runners and my World.” We want and walkers of all skills to put this pledge into levels are invited to particiaction, starting this year pate.

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I Dare You Award prompts youth to be their best

By Janice Dixon CSU Extension Office

Youth receiving the 4-H, I Dare You Award, are challenged to be their best and take risks in their life to step out. Honored 4-H members receive William H. Danford’s book, I Dare You. Danford was born in 1870. He was the founder and former Chairman of the Board of the Ralston Purina Company. He was also a co-founder of the American Youth Foundation that is committed to helping young people reach their potential. The American Youth Foundation works to inspire young people to discover and develop their own best self and to give them the tools of a balanced life. Also through the Danforth Foundation, William H Danforth subsidized the construction of 24 “Danforth Chapels” on college campuses around the United States including the one at Colorado State University.

Danforth is his book, “I Dare You!” challenges people to start a crusade in their lives – dare to be your best. He challenges them to believe that they are a better, more capable person than they have demonstrated so far and that the only reason they are not the person they should be is that they don’t dare to be. Dare to use the talents you have and you will find yourself growing stronger – physically, mentally, socially and spiritually. He asks, “are you one of the priceless few, one of those with a restless feeling that someday you are going to climb to your rightful place of leadership?”

The I Dare You Award is given at the county 4-H achievement night to 2-3 older 4-H members who have had an outstanding 4-H career and be a role model to others by exemplifying 4-H leadership, citizenship and community service. The Morgan County 4-H Achievement Night will be Sunday, October 30.

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opportunity to promote and educate the community about the importance of 4-H, youth development programming, and the services available for all community members through Colorado State University Extension. Runners and walkers in this race take off at 9 a.m. from Memorial Park and will follow the 3.1 mile course that loops through the baseball fields, Doty ponds, and

back to Memorial Park.

The one-fourth mile youth fun run will start at 10 a.m., with awards ceremony and community BBQ to follow. A registration fee is required to participate the day of the race. The registration fee covers single race entry on Saturday, October 15, a race t-shirt (only guaranteed to those registered prior to race day) and post-race refreshments. Ribbons will be awarded to the top three

placers in each division and top overall finishers will receive special CSU and 4-H prizes.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016 - ARRIVE EARLY! Race check-in and late registration will be set up near Doty Ponds between 8 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. on race day. Advanced registration is strongly recommended and appreciated. For more questions, contact the Extension Office, we hope to see you there!

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Robotics has been a huge part of my life. I started out not knowing what I was doing, but as the years past, I grew more interested in it. Robotics has so many opportunities for so many people and I am glad I am a part of that. I love robotics and I want to do more with it. I also want to encourage other people to do robotics, they will have a blast and learn so much - Malea Koenig

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Ryan Clark is shooting air rifle Olympic Offhand. Clark participated in .22, air rifle, air pistol and shotgun. 4-H has helped him become a better citizen through participation in service projects. Through participation in 4-H, it has encouraged Clark to work harder and to try his best at everything he does.

Working on her 4-H foods experiments is Aleah Bridges. A member of Morgan Sandburs 4-H Club, Bridges has been in 4-H for three years.

Being in 4-H has helped her feel more responsible and she enjoys giving demonstrations to her 4-H Club. Bridges also served on the Relay for Life Committee twice as her club helps as part of their community service project.

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4-H provides valuable life experiences

standards and encourage 4-H members to strive to reach them. It can be a chaperone who attends a was a 4-H member for 4-H camp, a 4-H exchange 10 years, a 4-H parent trip or a national trip with for 12 years and have the 4-H member. The been a 4-H youth develop- whole group bonds, ment professional for learns about each other almost 34 years and I con- and enjoys the growing tinually watch others (and experience of a new 4-H myself) gain valuable life activity together. experiences and lessons.

I also tell new families As the 4-H agent, I that one of the great share with new 4-H mem- learning experiences I bers and families the tan- believe to be gained gible take-aways to be through 4-H is that it is gained through 4-H partic- OK to make mistakes. I ipation. Research continlearned a great deal ues to show that 4-H through the mistakes that members have a greater I made in 4-H projects and commitment to serving there were many! There their communities and was the first year cooking helping others than their project for me – cupcakes peers. 4-H clubs coordiwere the exhibit for the nate at least one commuFair. I had learned how to nity service project each use my mother’s mixer year and many 4-H clubs and I was practicing bakdo several. Research also ing them a lot. My favorite shows that 4-H provides was chocolate and I was significant involvement making a batch while she from other adults into a was working outside.

4-H member’s life. These Well, there was this little significant adults can be release button close to the the 4-H organizational beaters that I must have leader who encourages pushed. Needless to say that new 4-H club officer the whole beater mechato keep trying. Significant nism of the mixer turned adults tell youth that they and I had chocolate cupwill remember the steps cake batter on the counof parliamentary proceter, wall, close to the ceildure or the agenda items ing and half way across in the meeting. It can be a the kitchen. Thankfully I project leader such as a was able to clean up the livestock judging coach or mishap, before my mother the shooting sports coach. arrived back in the house, These individuals encourbut I have carefully hanage, correct, motivate and dled kitchen mixers since provide consistent posithat time. tive feedback to 4-H parEveryone who has sewn ticipants. They set high

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is probably acquainted with the seam ripper. A great tool to remove stitches when mistakes are made. The seam ripper and I were on a firstname basis. I made a green gingham apron, skirt, shirts, jumpers, a jacket and pants. I tried modeling. Nothing was too successful. I made a blouse with two right sleeves and both cuffs buttoned the same way.

This time the seam ripper couldn’t even help me. I had to make a brand new sleeve. My mother said keep trying, try one more year. I really disliked sewing and especially modeling. Finally in my eighth year in sewing I made a jacket, it looked great and fit great. Modeling still wasn’t my thing, but the wool jacket and pants received a blue ribbon and I finally liked sewing.

Persistence, stick-to-it, success doesn’t come overnight, patience, as some researchers call it now, “grit” comes from participation in 4-H projects.

Another life lesson I learned came through my leathercraft project. As all 4-H members do from time to time I was working late. It was the last steps of making a leather billfold and I was dyeing just a small part of the background. It got later and I kept pushing to finish. I bumped the jar of dye and it spilled on my

project and on my desk that had been a special gift from my uncle. If you’ve ever worked with leathercraft dye you realize that wherever it is placed it will be there forever. So I explained to my uncle, I dyed the entire leather project and I learned to quit projects when I get too tired, that I won’t do my best work and I’ll make mistakes, some that can’t be corrected. Oh, yes and to prioritize my work, plan ahead and not to procrastinate.

The lessons aren’t always easy or fun, but no less valuable. As both a 4-H member and 4-H parent, I participated in and watch my daughter participate in 4-H livestock projects from birth to market or birth to death. I had taken a yearling ewe to county fair and she won champion, probably the best ewe in my flock and a week after fair, she died.

As a 4-H parent, there were many newborn lambs that ended up on our kitchen floor, as our daughter tried to get them healthy enough to be put back with their mother in the barn. Many times she was successful gaining that feeling of pride and accomplishment, but there were other times that even with persistence and hard work, the animal died. Not an easy experience, but certainly one that built character lessons.

I couldn’t convince my mother that I should take entomology, but as a parent I promptly encouraged our daughter to take that project. It was great fun as a family to track down insects, help her pin them and hope that they were a yet new undiscovered species for her collection. I must admit that we were more daring with some of those bees and wasps than we should have been. But it was fun time together as a family.

Now as a 4-H professional I continue to watch 4-H members learn valuable life lessons through 4-H life experiences. 4-H projects not only provide youth life experience of success and failure; many times they will give youth the necessary skills to develop a lifelong hobby or interest. Sometimes the whole family participates in the enjoyment of that project. Parents teach their children their passion of woodworking, cake decorating, gardening or photography and it quickly becomes something the whole family is excited about doing. Thus passing those interests to the next generation. Many times it is a grand parent who is spending time with their grandchildren enjoying helping that 4-H member with their projects And yes, learning from your mistakes can be one of those valuable life experiences, it certainly was for me.

As the 4-H agent, I share with new 4-H members and families the tangible take-aways to be gained through 4-H participation. Research continues to show that 4-H members have a greater commitment to serving their communities and helping others than their peers. 4-H clubs coordinate at least one community service project each year and many 4-H clubs do several.

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Raelynn Carlock is holding one of her hens of her breeding poultry project. A member of Lads n Lassies 4-H Club, Carlock is also the treasurer of the Morgan County 4-H Council. She attended Youth Fest which is a state activity that helps youth develop leadership and teamwork skills.

Putting the elastic through the casing takes patience and time. Adalee Bridges enrolled in clothing construction in her first year in 4-H because she loves sewing. Bridges picked the fabric because she liked the pretty colors and it did not wrinkle easy. She really liked to help in the concession stand at the Morgan County Fair.

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4-H Leadership Project offers learning opportunities

like you who are trying to work with other people. Whenever you are working with one or many people, you can be a leader. If you There are some exciting things want to “make a difference,” keep that you can do and learn when learning leadership skills! This you enroll in the 4-H Leadership project helps you develop those Project. Here are just a few: • Learn about yourself and your skills and build your leadership ability. own potential for leadership.

Develop leadership skills • Practice leadership skills and Leadership skills are needed behaviors in different areas of from everyone. We need leaderyour life: personal, family, school, ship skills to lead ourselves as well organizations, community, etc. as other people. We need leader• Learn leadership skills that can be applied to specific activities ship skills as much to be a good group member as to direct the or situations. activity of the group. No one is a • Learn how to influence and formal leader at all times. motivate people in a positive way.

Leadership can be learned • Take responsibility for workthrough experience and practice, ing with a group on a special projjust like other skills. Success as a ect.

When planning your Youth Lead- leader depends on not only what ership Project, begin with learning we know and learn, but also on what we do with what we know. about yourself. Think about what Leadership is a way to relate to you like to do and why you like it. people.

It is the way we work with Find out how your skills blend others and being able to tell what with the skills of others. Then learn about the groups you belong others need and can do. The skills a leader has are only important to. What is the purpose of the when they are used well with peogroup? What does it take to get a ple. We can learn leadership skills job done in the group? Learn best by thinking about what we about a situation or problem that you feel needs some attention and are doing and practicing leadership behaviors with other people. leadership to change. Plan a leadThe kind of leadership depends ership action: 1) define what you on the situation. Different people want to do, 2) locate resources to lead at different times. The style of help, 3) DO IT! Find an adult or experienced youth mentor to help leadership we should use depends on the leader, the group, the goals you figure out what you have of the group, and the situation. learned along the way and how it The group members must work can help you in other leadership with the leader to get the job done. situations.

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“There needs to be a lot more emphasis on what a child can do instead of what he cannot do.”

Dr. Temple Grandin New Hampshire 4-H Alumus 2010 Inductee into the Colorado 4-H Hall of Fame

In 1991, Dr. Temple Grandin approached Cargill’s meat solutions business with a proposal.

The author and Colorado State University professor of animal science, who is widely considered the world’s leading expert on humane animal handling, had an idea for an improved cattle-handling system. It was a project inspired, in part, by her life-long connection with animals.

“We at Cargill have worked with Temple for a long time, and I believe our businesses, our customers, our suppliers and our employees have been the beneficiaries of that working relationship,” says Dr. Mike Siemens, who heads Cargill’s animal welfare and husbandry efforts from Wichita, Kansas. “Our world is a better place because of Temple’s work, and we’re honored and privileged to be able to say that we collaborate with her to ensure the industry continuously improves and can measure its progress over time.” ®

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Feeding The World

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Morgan County 4-H

and the area youth participating in the 4-H programs!